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anecdotic

adjective
an·​ec·​dot·​ic | \ ˌa-nik-ˈdä-tik How to pronounce anecdotic (audio) \
variants: or anecdotical \ -​ˈdä-​ti-​kəl How to pronounce anecdotical (audio) \

Definition of anecdotic

1 : anecdotal sense 2a
2 : given to or skilled in telling anecdotes

Other Words from anecdotic

anecdotically \ -​ˈdä-​ti-​k(ə-​)lē How to pronounce anecdotically (audio) \ adverb

First Known Use of anecdotic

circa 1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of anecdotic was circa 1744

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